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Name: Restinga Light   Map it!

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Also known as: Lobito Point Light

Nearest Town or City:
Lobito, , Angola

Location: Baía do Lobito, Lobito Province.

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Photo: Courtesy of Michel Forand

Notes:
Older light lists say this lighthouse was established in 1915, but a postcard showing the first tower is known with a 1912 postmark.

Tower Height: 33

Height of Focal Plane: 46

Characteristic and Range: Occluding (2) W 6s, visible for 7 nautical miles.

Description of Tower: Red and white square skeleton tower.

This light is operational

Earlier Towers?
White square skeleton tower with a round enclosed upper portion.

Date Established: 1910?

Date Present Tower Built: 1930s?

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

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